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Ballarat LGA · VIC
Signal · Worth a look
For an investor,
A read of Bakery Hill's fundamentals as they stand — not a price forecast. The scorecard below rates each factor so you can weigh the ones that matter to you.
The draw is strong affordability (mortgage ≈24% of local income · affordable); the watch-out is weak infrastructure (2 LGA projects · ~$179M).
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Bakery Hill ranks 6th of 6 among its Ballarat peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addington | — | — | 3.1% | Very safe |
| Scotsburn | — | — | 3.1% | Very safe |
| Tourello | — | — | 3.4% | Very safe |
| Bakery HillThis suburb | — | — | 3.4% | Elevated |
What could go wrong
Bakery Hill's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 55% of the total. That's broadly in line with the Victorian average. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences have stayed roughly flat over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
Tight rental market — landlords have the upper hand.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Bakery Hill grew −5% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected −1% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Bakery Hill median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Reasonable fundamentals for a balanced focus — 41/100.
Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Bakery Hill's page comes from free, public government data — no scraped listings. Some datasets carry a reporting lag (e.g. Census is 2021, ABS releases settle a quarter behind), so read them as a considered starting point, not live quotes.
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